The Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost their first preseason game, 23-12 to the Cincinnati Bengals. The Bucs’ first team units looked better than the Bengals, but once depth had to get on the field Tampa Bay was clearly outclassed.
The Bucs opened the score with a field goal and added a Ryan Fitzpatrick touchdown scramble in the second quarter, but couldn’t do much more than that. The Bengals were largely stifled early on, with a beautiful Vernon Hargreaves interception on the goal-line snuffing out their best chance of scoring, but Jeff Driskel of all people managed to score two touchdowns to get them the win.